This Week’s Best New Hip-Hop

The best new hip-hop this week. includes albums, videos, and songs from Lil Durk, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and more.

This week saw the releases of new songs from A Boogie Wit Da Pullover Hoodie, diddy, Glorilla, Kali with Mello Buckzz, money bag i, Sexxy Red and Nicki Minajand Yeat and Young Thugalong with the releases listed below.

Here’s the best of hip-hop this week ending May 26, 2022.

Jay Worthy and Roc Marciano— Nothing bigger than the program

A cross-cultural combination of truly momentous importance, depending on who you ask, Nothing bigger than the program connects Compton’s Jay Worthy with Long Island native Roc Marciano for 12 tracks of “Fur Coat Talk” from the “Underground Legends” pair. A Blaxploitation film in audio format, the dynamic duo’s criminally minded perspective generates impressive chemistry and hard-hitting, unfiltered street rap.

Fake Kari — Real bitches don’t die

Little Rock Rapper Kari Faux Follows 2020 low key superstar (and its 2021 deluxe edition) with this spacey, psychedelic musing on the resilience of, well, real bitches (it’s quite fitting that it’s coming out the same week as the Greta Gerwig trailer). Barbie movie). Guests include a who’s who of funk-flavored southern rap stalwarts like Big KRIT, Devin The Dude and the late great Gangsta Boo.

Lil Durk— almost cured

What happens when a gangster goes to therapy? Lil Durk’s latest seeks to answer that question as a South Side Chicago hub soprano. And while the lead single “All My Life” featuring J. Cole seemed to suggest a shift toward elevation, fans worried he’d lost his edge can rest easy; His latest album not only features some of his most lucid rapping to date, but also has all the makings of a Durk classic. Heartbreaking narratives from the trenches balance defiant boasts, but now, a ray of hope shines through the trauma.

Monaleo— When the flowers don’t die

I’ve been keeping an eye on Houston singer-rapper Monaleo for a minute, but this is the first time I really thought she looked like a star. Sometimes it takes an artist a while to catch up with her. While “Beating Down Your Block” showed potential, where the flowers don’t die he pays it; F*ck a step, she’s running past the competition. Tracks like “Cologne Song,” “Goddess” and “Sober Mind” show his versatility and growth, and at this point, he’d be willing to bet the farm that Monaleo will be a household name in the very near future.

J Hus – “It’s crazy”

The road rap staple dips one toe into a more traditional drill sound for his latest single, which comments on the craziness of life at the end. His murky video perfectly captures the sometimes chaotic mood faced by the lower class citizens of the UK’s gloomy inner city.

Camp K – “Turn the Block”

The title track from the Milwaukee rapper’s new EP, “Spin The Block,” presents a situation familiar to anyone who’s been through a breakup that left them with a semblance of hope for a reunion. He’s as slick as ever as he tells a personal-sounding story about backsliding on someone he probably should let go.

Glock Key – “Work”

The Memphis rapper attributes his motivation to his drive to make the late mentor Young Dolph proud. To that end, the Glockoma 2 standout gets a sharp image dedicated to Glock’s commitment to keeping the Dolph legacy alive.

Kota The Friend – “I hope he heals”

The Brooklyn artist changes lanes, embracing the modern wave of dance-inspired beats sweeping rap on the wave of Renaissance and Honestly it doesn’t matter to try something new. As Kota has worked through his previous heady works, she seems to be relaxing, encouraging listeners to do the same.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.